tickle

tickle
I. verb (tickled; tickling) Etymology: Middle English tikelen; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to excite or stir up agreeably ; please <
music…does more than tickle our sense of rhythm — Edward Sapir
>
b. to provoke to laughter or merriment ; amuse <
were tickled by the clown's antics
>
2. to touch (as a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements 3. to touch or stir gently <
a pianist tickling the ivories
>
intransitive verb 1. to have a tingling or prickling sensation <
my back tickles
>
2. to excite the surface nerves to prickle II. noun Date: 1801 1. the act of tickling 2. a tickling sensation 3. something that tickles

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